Starmania (20th Anniversary) [Cast Recording] [Import] [Live] [Soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
Album Details
This Double Live CD features the Complete 20th Anniversary all New Show Presented October 29, 1998 and April 25, 1999 at the Casino De Paris. Directed by Lewis Furey.

Tracks:

Ouverture
Monopolis - Marie-Jeanne
Il Se Passe Quelque Chose - Zero Janvier, Sadia
Quand on Arrive en Ville - Johnny Rockfort, Sadia
Scene 1 - Cristal, Marie-Jeanne, Roger Roger
Travesti - Sadia
Scene 2 - Marie-Jeanne, Johnny Rockfort, Sadia
Complainte de la Serveuse Automate - Marie-Jeanne
Scene 3 - Roger Roger
Interview de Zero Janvier - Cristal, Johnny Rockfort
Blues du Businessman - Zero Janvier
Scene 4 - Marie-Jeanne, Roger Roger
Garcon Pas Comme Les Autres - Marie-Jeanne
Enfant de la Pollution
Scene 5 - Marie-Jeanne,
Chanson de Ziggy - Marie-Jeanne,
Scene 6 - Marie-Jeanne, Johnny Rockfort, Sadia,
Interview de Johnny Rockfort - Cristal, Johnny Rockfort
Banlieue Nord - Johnny Rockfort
Scene 7 - Roger Roger
Discours Electoral - Zero Janvier
Scene 8 - Marie-Jeanne, Roger Roger
Coup de Foudre - Cristal, Johnny Rockfort
Petite Musique Terrienne - Cristal, Marie-Jeanne, Johnny Rockfort,
Monopolis (Reprise) - Tous

Tracks:

Scene 9 - Marie-Jeanne,
Adieux d'Un Sex Symbol - Stella Spotlight
Telegramme de Zero a Stella - Zero Janvier, Stella Spotlight
Scene 10 - Marie-Jeanne, Roger Roger,
Trio de la Jalousie - Cristal, Johnny Rockfort, Sadia
Besoin d'Amour - Cristal, Johnny Rockfort, Sadia
Jingle de Stella - Stella Spotlight
Interview de Zero Janvier - Zero Janvier, Marie-Jeanne, Roger Roger, Stella Spotlight
Scene de Mengae- Ego Trip - Zero Janvier, Stella Spotlight
Scene 11 - Cristal, Johnny Rockfort, Roger Roger
Quand on N'A Plus Rien a Perdre - Cristal, Johnny Rockfort
Duo d'Adieu - Marie-Jeanne,
Nos Planetes Se Separent - Marie-Jeanne,
Uns Contre Les Autres - Marie-Jeanne
Scene 12 - Roger Roger
Ce Soir on Danse aziland - Sadia,
S.O.S. d'Un Terrien en Detresse - Johnny Rockfort
Reve de Stella Spotlight - Stella Spotlight
Sextet - Zero Janvier, Marie-Jeanne, Johnny Rockfort, Sadia, Stella Spotlight,
Monde Est Stone - Marie-Jeanne
Monde Est Stone (Reprise) - Cristal, Zero Janvier, Marie-Jeanne, Johnny Rockfort, Sadia, Stella Spotlight,

Album Details

This Double Live CD features the Complete 20th Anniversary all New Show Presented October 29, 1998 and April 25, 1999 at the Casino De Paris. Directed by Lewis Furey.

Customer Reviews:

Starmania- The Greatest Music of the Night.......2000-09-06

Starmania, the outstanding French musical, is now available with all the dialogue. A necessity if you are going to understand the plot.

This fabulously passionate CD is the greatest musical representation of the feeling of nighttime.

Anyone interested in musicals or torch songs should definately buy this CD

Starmania-et voila!.......2000-06-11

Luc Plamondon's work on STARMANIA paved the way for such pieces as LES MISERABLES and MISS SAIGON from French composers to achieve fame on the international market.

Why STARMANIA has not been produced and marketed with the same intensity is a mystery. The musical structure was perhaps ahead of its time for the late 1970's -- but not for a turn of the century audience. The futuristic theme, hard hitting style and not-so-pretty characters are now the norm.

Yet few have heard of Starmania outside of France. This is your most accessible chance. This recording features intelligible French (for English speakers with limited French skills) AND a full libretto -- which I use when teaching.

This Starmania features contemporary and solid voices which portray the characters and their relationships in a way the older versions do not

This is the definitive STARMANIA.

For newer Plamondon, check out his NOTRE DAME DE PARIS (also in French with a libretto provided), a similiar styled but more romantic version of Hugo's HUNCHBACK. And for a collection of Plamondon, try CELINE DION CHANTE LUC PLAMONDON.

Starmania: Le Spectacle (1979 Live French Cast)
Average customer rating:

best musical ever!

STARMANIA LIVE suffers from poor recording

Starmania: Le Spectacle (1979 Live French Cast)
Luc Plamondon , and Michel Berger
Manufacturer: Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1991-06-10

Tracks:

Ouverture
Il Se Passe Quelque Chose
Quand On Arrive En Ville
Communique De L' Evangeli
Travesti
Banlieue Nord
Sadia Et Johnny
Serveuse Et Les Clients
Complainte De La Serveuse
Conference De Presse De Z
Blues Du Businessman
Communique De L' Evangeli
Starmania Starmania
Un Garcon Pas Comme Les A
Chanson De Ziggy
Coup De Telephone
Interview De Johnny Rockf
Un Enfant De La Pollution
Communique De L' Evangel
Meeting De Zero Janvier
Bulletin Special De Tele
Besoin D' Amour
Procession Du Grand Gouro
Communique De L' Evangeli
Marie Jeanne Et Les Clien
Adieux D' Un Sex Symbol
Telegramme De Zero A Stel
Communique De L' Evangeli
Trio De La Jalousie
Sos D' Un Terrien En Detr
Jingle De Stella
Debat Televise
Sex Shops Cinemas Pornos
Parents De Cristal
Quand On N'a Plus Rien A
L' Adieu De Marie Jeanne
Uns Contre Les Autres
Demande De Zero A Stella
Ego Trip
Communique De L' Evangeli
Petite Musique Terrienne
Monopolis
Communique De L' Evangeli
Disc Jockey's Song
Ce Soir On Danse A Nazila
Tango De L' Amour Et De L
Ce Soir On Danse A Nazila
Monde Est Stone
Victoire De Zero Janvier
Reve De Stella
Final

Customer Reviews:

best musical ever!.......2001-06-07

I must say that we i read the previous review i couldn't say nothing! I'm a french 18 years old girl and i must says that Starmania is the best french musical ever. But don't wait for it to be as american musicals, it's nothing like that (i've seen both so i can make the comparison) Then the lyrics are as important as the music. so you'll have to surch a minimum explainations on the story to completely appricate the whole show! Plus the voices totally match with the characters and there's no sound or voice flaw! I really recommand it if you like really good french music. This is a french reference!

STARMANIA LIVE suffers from poor recording.......2000-06-11

While this version of STARMANIA features some of the show's original and best known renditions and performers of its material, the audience reactions and vocal flaws inhherent in a live recording plague this recording from beginning to end.

It is interesting though to listen and hear the difference in the way a French and American audience reacts to a live performance.

Starmania (1978 Concept Cast)
Average customer rating:

THE ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM

Just great work!

An excellent chef d'oeuvre, a must listen

Starmania (1978 Concept Cast)
Luc Plamondon , and Michel Berger
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Starmania (1994 Paris Mogador Revival Cast)

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Les 10 Commandements

Le Roi Soleil

ASIN: B00000IIK9
Release Date: 1999-02-25

Tracks:

Ouverture
Quand On Arrive En Ville
Complainte De La Serveuse
Blues Du Businessman
Monopolis
Un Garcon Pas Comme Les A
Chanson Of Ziggy
Travesti
Banlieue Nord
Petite Musique Terrienne
Ce Soir On Danse A Nazila
Adieux D'un Sex Symbol
Ego Trip
Uns Contre Les Autres
Quand On N'a Plus Rien A
Monde Est Stone
Petite Musique Terrienne
Sos D'un Terrien En Detre
Reve De Stella Spotlight
Besoin D'amour

Customer Reviews:

THE ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM.......2002-05-29

STARMANIA is one of the few classics among the FRENCH musicals.Many versions with different singers are available,but this is the original with GALL,DUFRESNE,THIBEAULT and BELAVOINE.The future versions of the show will be more flamboyant and theatrical.The first collaboration between LUC PLAMONDON the lyric writer from QUÉBEC and MICHEL BERGER still hits home ,with it's futurist theme of the teléévangelists invading our lives and the need to breath in non polluted environnement.Many singers from QUÉBEC have started their careers with the revivals of this show.The songs are so well known in QUÉBEC, that most of us know them by heart,which i think tells a lot about it's non stop success over the years.

Just great work!.......1999-09-28

They'de be desesperated on the end of 70's. So why be desesperated on the end of millenium? Great music, sad lyrics and the probable menace... Think about it!

An excellent chef d'oeuvre, a must listen.......1999-05-14

I've never listened a rock-opera like Starmania, rarely had a feeling of such compatibility of the sound with lyrics. Thanks a lot for both Michel Berger and Luc Plomondon. Also all the french & french-canadian singers and Daniel Balavoine for their unforgettable participation.

Starmania (1994 Paris Mogador Revival Cast)

Average customer rating:

Starmania is an amazing passionate musical
Uninspired Musical
STARMANIA!

Starmania (1994 Paris Mogador Revival Cast)
Luc Plamondon , and Michel Berger
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Starmania (1978 Concept Cast)
Sur Scène
Le Petit Prince
Romeo & Juliette
Un Monde a l'Envers

ASIN: B00000IIKC
Release Date: 1999-02-25

Tracks:

Monopolis
Quand On Arrive En Ville
Complainte De La Serveuse
Travesti
Blues Du Businessman
Un Enfant De La Pollution
Un Garcon Pas Comme Les A
Chanson De Ziggy
Banlieue Nord
Coup De Foudre
Petite Musique Terrienne
Adieux D'un Sex Symbol
Besoin D'amour
Ego Trip
Quand On N'a Plus Rien Ap
Duo D'adieu
Uns Contre Les Autres
Ce Soir On Danse Au Nazil
Sos D'un Terrien En Detre
Reve De Stella Spotlight
Monde Est Stone

Customer Reviews:

Starmania is an amazing passionate musical.......2001-06-06

I stumbled upon this musical when living in France and was blown away. The music is amazingly beautiful and the voices are incredible. There is such passion in the ballads, which is where this CD really shines. All of the slow songs remind me of smoky bars and sultry torch songs. Forget Phantom of the Opera, this is the true music of the night.

Great, even if you don't speak French.

Uninspired Musical.......2000-07-25

This better than Les Mis and Miss Saigon? I suppose tastes vary... or I suppose that unfortunately too many young people have no clue about musical theatre whatsoever. This is a rock opera that tries too hard to be entertaining. Except the lyrics are laughable, the music unvaried, insipid, and doesn't even back the story. Luce Dufault is the only standout in a cast that performs with no emotion or interest.

Don't waste your money on this. There are plenty of other French musicals that are worth listening to.

STARMANIA!.......2000-06-11

This show features some of the strongest voices ever to perform STARMANIA. It certainly features the cleanest orchestrations.

Since it is one of the few recordings of STARMANIA done in a studio, the words of the songs are intelligible by English speakers with even minimal French skills.

I teach Theatre and French in a high school and always do a Unit on STARMANIA/LES MISERABLE and MISS SAIGON with my second-year French students (all of these are by French composers) and my students unanimously perfer this recording to any of the others.

Starmania ; Starmania Extraits
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Starmania ; Starmania Extraits

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0007YZ428